SIX! Amila Aponso to Ben Stokes. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Boom, Stokes finishes things in characteristic style. England go 2-0 up with two ODIs to go in the series.

England have coasted to victory in a shortened ODI in Pallekele to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The fact that we got any play at all today was down to the tireless work of the groundstaff, who had to fight against the weather for hours until finally the skies cleared. Sri Lanka got off to an incredible start as Niroshan Dickwella and Sadeera Samarawickrama laid the platform for a huge score. The hosts couldn't capitalise, however, as Adil Rashid (4/36) showed all his variations in a classy bowling spell to strangle the middle order. Chasing a total that always seemed under-par the tourists never looked like slipping up, as their skipper Eoin Morgan compiled a composed half century for the second match in succession. That means England can't lose the series and Sri Lanka will need a win on Saturday in the Fourth ODI to keep things alive. Join us then.

18.2

Amila Aponso to Eoin Morgan. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

18.1

FOUR! Amila Aponso to Eoin Morgan. Stock ball full toss, middle stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs. That's a friendly full toss and Morgan won't miss out in this kind of form. England on the verge of 2-0.

Over 18. 9 runs. Bowler: Thisara Perera. England: 3/142(rr 7.89)

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17.6

Thisara Perera to Eoin Morgan. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

17.5

Thisara Perera to Ben Stokes. Slower ball back of a length, to leg down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Aponso.

17.4

Thisara Perera to Ben Stokes. Slower length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

17.3

Thisara Perera to Eoin Morgan. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

17.2

FOUR! Thisara Perera to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Slapped over the top, Morgan goes to fifty for the second time in succession to become the first England skipper to make consecutive ODI half centuries in Sri Lanka.

17.1

Thisara Perera to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.

Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Lasith Malinga. England: 3/133(rr 7.82)

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16.6

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Slower ball full toss, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

16.5

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Mendis.

16.4

Lasith Malinga to Ben Stokes. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by de Silva. Fifty partnership between these two hard-hitting left-handers.

16.4

Wide Lasith Malinga to Ben Stokes. Slower length ball, to leg on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Perera.

16.1

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Dhananjaya de Silva. England: 3/127(rr 7.94)

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15.6

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track working, to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Shanaka. England are cruising to victory.

15.5

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

15.4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

15.3

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, off stump backing away driving, back to bowler for no runs, run save by de Silva, fielded by Perera.

15.2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.

15.1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by de Silva, fielded by Perera.

Over 15. 10 runs. Bowler: Nuwan Pradeep. England: 3/121(rr 8.07)

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14.6

Nuwan Pradeep to Ben Stokes. Short, down leg side down the track cutting, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

14.5

SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Ben Stokes. Length ball, to leg moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. Terrific improvisation, Stokes gets this right off the middle to clear the ropes. He looked like a left-handed Jos Buttler as he played that, threatening to shimmy one way and then moving the other.

14.4

Nuwan Pradeep to Eoin Morgan. Slower ball back of a length, to leg down the track pushing, to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Shanaka.

14.3

Nuwan Pradeep to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.

14.2

Nuwan Pradeep to Ben Stokes. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.

14.1

Nuwan Pradeep to Eoin Morgan. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

Over 14. 4 runs. Bowler: Dhananjaya de Silva. England: 3/111(rr 7.93)

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13.6

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.

13.5

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

13.4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, off stump down the track working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.

13.3

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Mendis.

13.2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed back to bowler for no runs, dropped catch by de Silva. Ouch, that's got to hurt. Stokes dances down and clobbers the ball back at the bowler who can barely react before it smashes him on the shoulder. He needs some attention from the physio, hopefully he's okay.

13.1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, thick edge to backward point for no runs.

Over 13. 5 runs. Bowler: Lasith Malinga. England: 3/107(rr 8.23)

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12.6

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

12.5

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.

12.4

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.

12.3

Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Malinga.

12.2

FOUR! Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Slashed with disdain over backward point, Morgan continues his domination. The fielder thought he was in with a chance of catching it initially but the ball was past him in the blink of an eye.

12.1

Lasith Malinga to Ben Stokes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

Over 12. 6 runs. Bowler: Dhananjaya de Silva. England: 3/102(rr 8.50)

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11.6

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

11.5

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

11.4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.

11.3

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

11.2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Shanaka, fielded by Mendis.

11.1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Eoin Morgan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

Over 18.3

SIX!

SIX! Amila Aponso to Ben Stokes. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Boom, Stokes finishes things in characteristic style. England go 2-0 up with two ODIs to go in the series.

England have coasted to victory in a shortened ODI in Pallekele to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The fact that we got any play at all today was down to the tireless work of the groundstaff, who had to fight against the weather for hours until finally the skies cleared. Sri Lanka got off to an incredible start as Niroshan Dickwella and Sadeera Samarawickrama laid the platform for a huge score. The hosts couldn't capitalise, however, as Adil Rashid (4/36) showed all his variations in a classy bowling spell to strangle the middle order. Chasing a total that always seemed under-par the tourists never looked like slipping up, as their skipper Eoin Morgan compiled a composed half century for the second match in succession. That means England can't lose the series and Sri Lanka will need a win on Saturday in the Fourth ODI to keep things alive. Join us then.

Over 18.1

Four

FOUR! Amila Aponso to Eoin Morgan. Stock ball full toss, middle stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs. That's a friendly full toss and Morgan won't miss out in this kind of form. England on the verge of 2-0.

Over 17.2

Four

FOUR! Thisara Perera to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Slapped over the top, Morgan goes to fifty for the second time in succession to become the first England skipper to make consecutive ODI half centuries in Sri Lanka.

Over 14.5

SIX!

SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Ben Stokes. Length ball, to leg moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. Terrific improvisation, Stokes gets this right off the middle to clear the ropes. He looked like a left-handed Jos Buttler as he played that, threatening to shimmy one way and then moving the other.

Over 12.2

Four

FOUR! Lasith Malinga to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Slashed with disdain over backward point, Morgan continues his domination. The fielder thought he was in with a chance of catching it initially but the ball was past him in the blink of an eye.